21-February-2012
Mourning the loss of Patrick Truong
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| It is with great sadness that we advise you of the death of a beloved friend and member of our community, Patrick Truong. We are joining together with Asian Community AIDS Services (ACAS) in mourning his loss and in honouring ... |
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4-January-2012
The Ontario Accord
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| The Ontario AIDS Network has proclaimed 2012 as the year of the "Ontario Accord" on the Greater and More Meaningful involvement of People with HIV/AIDS in Ontario. GIPA, the greater involvement of people with HIV/AIDS, has been a guiding principle ... |
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7-December-2011
HIV positive boy denied admission sues Hershey school
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| (Reuters) - The family of an HIV-positive boy sued a boarding school in Hershey, Pennsylvania after it denied admission to the 13-year-old citing safety concerns, a school official said on Thursday.
"In order to protect our children in this unique ... |
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20-November-2011
Every Day is a Fight for Life
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| The Ontario AIDS Network is very concerned about Canada’s commitment to fighting AIDS at home and internationally. The Federal Initiative on HIV/AIDS provides $72.6 million in funding annually to Canada's domestic and foreign response to HIV/AIDS.
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1-November-2011
16th Annual Honour Roll Awards Banquet
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| ANNOUNCEMENT
The Board of Directors of the Ontario AIDS Network is pleased to announce and congratulatethe Honour Roll Recipients for 2011.
Click Here for more information ... |
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29-August-2011
Ontario AIDS Network Honour Roll 2011
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| The Honour Roll acknowledges the long-term and consistent contributions of individuals or organizations that use their experiences, skills, resources and voices to champion the cause of HIV/AIDS.
Recipients will have contributed to reducing the stigma and discrimination associated with ... |
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26-August-2011
ADVOCACY ALERT
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| Important update regarding client eligibility for the Ontario Disability Support Program Special Diet Allowance
People have begun to receive responses to their applications under the new Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) Special Diet Allowance (SDA) program that began in April ... |
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22-August-2011
Jack Layton 1950-2011
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| Federal NDP leader Jack Layton died this morning (August 22, 2011) at his home in Toronto.
It is with a profound sense of loss, that we join Canadians across the country who are mourning the death of the Honourable Jack ... |
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27-May-2011
Skin 'cast' helps wounds heal with minimal scarring
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| If you break your arm, you will probably get a cast to hold the bone in place while it heals. Now there is a similar device for your skin: a bandage that prevents injured skin from deforming as it heals, ... |
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13-May-2011
Antiviral drugs stop HIV spreading to sexual partners
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| In a decisive breakthrough against the spread of HIV, an international study has demonstrated conclusively that antiretroviral therapy blocks the spread of HIV from an infected person to their uninfected partner.
The study, which was halted early because the results ... |
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11-May-2011
Vaccine protects against monkey version of HIV
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| For the first time, a vaccine has completely protected monkeys against infection with SIV, a virus related to HIV that infects the animals.
Out of 24 immunised rhesus macaques, 12 had long-term protection, with no signs of SIV a year ... |
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14-April-2011
Why 30 years of AIDS is only the tip of an iceberg
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| JUNE marks 30 years since the first report of AIDS - a syndrome that has killed an estimated 25 million people worldwide. Yet this year's anniversary is somewhat arbitrary: the virus responsible for AIDS has probably been circulating within human ... |
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9-March-2011
Genetic treatment closes door on HIV
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| A PIONEERING treatment to thwart HIV by genetically altering blood cells so the virus cannot invade them has shown promise in the first nine people to receive it.
The treatment involves taking the white blood cells most prone to infection ... |
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4-February-2011
HIV-like infection banished from mice
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| For the first time, an HIV-like infection has been cleared from an animal without the use of antiviral drugs. The infection was eliminated from mice using a human protein that peps up immune cells.
Marc Pellegrini from the Walter and ... |
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